Eligibility questions

Wow...I need to use spellcheck!

Eligibility..I spelled it wrong twice!

In our area of Northern California I believe if that senior is on the HS team he is not allowed to be on any team or practice with any other team than his HS team. If not on the HS team no ristrictions.

If the high school season is complete and the student/athlete is enrolled at the college he should be allowed to workout with the team. It seems like they must be taking X number of hours for this to happen and have zero eligibility issues.

I assume you mean a college age summer team? (The college would not be allowed to sponsor a summer team under NCAA rules). I don't see any problems as long as the HS season is complete, or HS eligibility is otherwise not a concern. The college clock starts ticking once the student is enrolled, but it's not normally a requirement for summer league play. There are some NCAA sponsored summer leagues (eg Cape Cod) that might require players to be currently enrolled in a degree earning program, but those leagues don't normally invite HS seniors.

Thanks for the feedback. I will try to be more specific.

Here is the scenario- Son is currently a high school junior, so he has another season of high school baseball next spring (2009). This summer, a coach I know will be coaching a team in a NCAA approved summer league (like the Cape Cod). My son would not play in any games for the college team, he simply would like to work out with the college team if permissible.

Is it possible to edit posts?

Thanks again!

Why don't you call and ask?

When son played summer ball there were no practices, 6-7 games a week. Your "workout" was gametime.

I can't see how there would be a problem, even if he was allowed to play in games. Question is, how does this benefit your son? He could learn a lot just by watching, but how is he going to work on his game? As TPM mentioned, they don't normally practice much aside from taking BP.

You can edit your post by clicking the small 'pencil erasure on a folder icon' on the bottom right of the box containing your post. Hope this helps.

Curious what would make you think he might have an eligibility problem?
Unless he gets paid for playing BB he has no problem.

Here's a question for you---if a D-1 player does not sign a LOI with the college he is playing for do the same rules as far as eligibility and sitting out a year apply to this player if he would want to transfer?

Bob,
In general, it is required to sit out one year. There is an exception for those players transfering in from a 2 year school, and there is also an exception for a non-recruited player, who didn't play any intercollegiate sport at his first school.

So if you play or practice at the first 4 year school or were recruited, you have to sit out.

Roughly speaking recruited means the prospective student athlete had an official visit, more than one school initiated phone call, or an arranged off-campus encounter.

See 14.5.5, and 13.02.12